Changing the ways of governments usually doesn't happen quickly, but time is a luxury the world no longer enjoys. — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Confronted by menace, or what is perceived as menace, governments will usually attempt to smash it, rarely to examine it, understand it,… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Governments usually end not with a bang but with a whimper, as the Conservatives learned in the 1990s. Support and authority erodes… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
